Filipinos observe Holy Week virtually due to pandemic
Filipino Catholics are observing Holy Week differently due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) introduced online Visita Iglesia in 2011 for Filipinos abroad and those unable to attend church.
Archbishop Socrates Villegas and other priests drove through streets on Palm Sunday, blessing 'palaspas' from a distance due to lockdowns.
Cardinal Tagle led an online Palm Sunday Mass live from Rome, marking the first time Holy Week rituals are completely virtual.
Fr. Amado Picardal urged Catholics to be serious participants in digital religious activities during this unprecedented time.
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